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Correctional facilities in Illinois are over capacity, and supporters say a bill under consideration in Springfield would help reduce the prison population. House Bill 218 , introduced by Representative Kelly Cassidy of Chicago, decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana. Bryant Jackson Green, Criminal Justice policy analyst with the Illinois ...

State legislation that would outlaw sexual orientation conversion therapy in Illinois cleared the House juvenile justice committee on Tuesday by a 9-5 vote. The measure, HB 217 , now heads to the full House for consideration. Equality Illinois is a backer of the legislation, spearheaded by State Rep. Kelly Cassidy ...

Equality Illinois has launched a new campaign to officially ban the "ineffectual and dangerous [practice of] conversion therapy," according to the organization. The group's leaders hope to get the Illinois General Assembly to pass legislation that would outlaw conversion therapy during the current legislature's two-year term. "Illinois should be at ...

Progress Illinois is scheduled to cease operations on December 31, 2014 due to a lack of funding. It is with a heavy heart that I have to report that Progress Illinois will be publishing its last article on December 31, 2014 due to a lack of funding. With the goal ...

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